About This Listing

Lovely double bedroom in a large and stylishly decorated apartment right in the centre of El Poble Sec which is a fantastic area with loads of great bars, cafes and restaurants and a great atmosphere.
The city centre is a short walk.

We are lucky to live in a beautiful, large and stylish bright, sunny fourth floor apartment in a traditional building right in the centre of El Poble Sec.
It is a really vibrant area with many amenities and is very close to the city centre by foot and served with Metro L2 and L3 about 200 metres away.

The lounge / dining room is a large open plan space with a nice sunny balcony.
We have a piano (François is a piano teacher) and a large collection of books and music on vinyl and CD.

The guest room has a comfortable new double bed and the room is bright and clean.
It has an external window and some herbs in the window box.
The room also has blinds, shutters and a fan.

We have free fast WiFi.
Fresh clean towels and bed linen are provided and there are a collection of guidebooks and maps for you to use.
There is a hair dryer, iron, ironing board and washing machine which guests are welcome to use.

You are welcome to help yourselves to breakfast and we have a good selection of:

We are happy to provide you with information on what's going on in the city and if there is anything we can help you with during your stay please ask us.

We are gay friendly.
We are straight friendly too.
Come to think of it we are just plain friendly!

We don't smoke or have any pets.
We love traveling and we love meeting new people and exploring this beautiful city.

English, French and Spanish spoken.

Check in and check out are flexible and if you have a late departure time then you are welcome to leave your bags and collect them later.

If there's anything else you would like to know then please feel free to contact us.

Mark y François.

Guest Access

Guests have their own private bedroom and are welcome to use the kitchen and dining area in the morning for breakfast.
The large bathroom is shared with myself and Francois.

Interaction with Guests

As much or as little as required.
We have very good knowledge of the city and can recommend some really great bars, restaurants, museums etc. etc.
Just let us know what you are interested in doing and seeing and I am sure we will be able to help you.
Including loads of great places you'd never find without local knowledge.

The Neighborhood

Poble Sec has everything you could want, there are so many great bars and restaurants withing a few minutes walk.
It really is an excellent and friendly neighbourhood.
On Carrer Blai there are many tapas bars, one of our favourites is Blai Tonight where they have a great selection of fresh Montiditos (Pinchos) for 1€ (1.20€ on the terrace) just take a plate from the bar and help yourselves remembering to keep the sticks so the waiter can work out how much to charge you.

La Rambla is a 15 minute walk and El Gotico is about a 20 minute walk.
The beautiful park of Montjuic is literally on our doorstep and is a really beautiful place to go for a walk or have a picnic.

Paral-lel metro station (L2 and L3) is a couple of minutes walk and there are numerous bus services running along Paral-lel including the night bus.
Sagrada Famillia is on L2 (20 minutes) and Park Guell is on L3 (25 minutes) and Passeig de Gracia where you'll find Casa Batllo and La Pedrera is also on L2.
You can walk to the beach in about 30 minutes or you can take the bus from Paral-lel.

Perfect location, subway just down the street, 10mins walk from the city centre, lots of places to eat and to have a drink around.
Mark & François were great hosts. They gave us lots of advice and ideas and were really friendly. We really enjoyed our trip to Barcelona and hope to come back!

We enjoyed staying in this apartment. Mark and Francois were very friendly, and they helped us with different things we wanted to do. For example ordering tickets for a concert. The area were close to the centre and close to the mountain Mont Juic, where we had a trip up with a cable car. The view from the top were extraordinary. We had a nice time in Barcelona.

About the Host, Mark

Hey!
We are two friendly, relaxed and easy going guys who have been living in this fantastic city of Barcelona for almost 3 years.
Before moving to the Barcelona we lived for 18 years in Edinburgh where Francois owned language school and I worked as a television editor.
We love hosting on airbnb and we love traveling and have met some great people and made friends the world over.
Hopefully you will choose to stay with us and we look forward to giving you a warm welcome.
If there is anything you want to know about us, our apartment, our neighborhood or Barcelona then please feel free to ask?
¡Saludos!
Mark y Francois.